Bifurcation with Hysteresis in Social Spiders (IMAGE)

Santa Fe Institute

Bifurcation with Hysteresis in Social Spiders

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This image shows a hysteresis window between an environmental condition (heat) and group behavior (degree of infighting) in social spiders as they respond to heat stress. Groups that have been in an agitated state (red) tend to remain agitated, whereas calm groups (blue) tend to remain calm over a common temperature range.

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Image by Mesa Schumacher

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